(quote) Mary-924110 said: When I fry bacon, I fry the whole pound and use whatever I want and put the rest in the freezer in a zip lock bag. You can have cooked bacon by just warming it up for thirty seconds or so. Instant BLT or Sunday eggs and bacon without the mess.

I watch LOTS of cooking shows & at least one recommended baking the bacon instead of frying it--less mess. There were probably a couple of other good reasons for baking vs. frying, but I don't recall them.

In re: microwaving the ice cream, there was something I read a while ago that said NOT to do that. But I do agree that sometimes that's the only way to scoop out that frozen block. I tend to set it out on the counter for a little while to soften. Wish I could remember why microwaving was not recommended, though.

(quote) Mary-924110 said: When I fry bacon, I fry the whole pound and use whatever I want and put the rest in the freezer in a zip lock bag. You can have cooked bacon by just warming it up for thirty seconds or so. Instant BLT or Sunday eggs and bacon without the mess.

I also fry the entire pkg of bacon. But, I don't freeze the leftovers because there aren't any! I love bacon and mayo sandwiches on sourdough toast. yum!

(quote) Carol-737878 said: I watch LOTS of cooking shows & at least one recommended baking the bacon instead of frying it--less mess. There were probably a couple of other good reasons for baking vs. frying, but I don't recall them.

In re: microwaving the ice cream, there was something I read a while ago that said NOT to do that. But I do agree that sometimes that's the only way to scoop out that frozen block. I tend to set it out on the counter for a little while to soften. Wish I could remember why microwaving was not recommended, though.

I came back here to tell you all that I use the defrost on the micro with the ice cream. My mom said she uses the heating element on high for a few seconds but when I did that the carton got heated rather quickly.

I work with a woman who hates using the microwave. Dr. Oz had a segment last year telling why it's best to not use it at all. She was determined to not even heat up water in her cup in it. what an ordeal though for her with our time being so limited. eventually, he told the public to go ahead and use it. Everything is not good to use these days according to doctors and experts. just think though that our grandparents and great grandparents fried bacon and eggs, pork chops and chicken all the time and lived to be 100. My motto is whatever is easiest is what I do. that micro won't kill me in the end.

(quote) Carol-737878 said: I watch LOTS of cooking shows & at least one recommended baking the bacon instead of frying it--less mess. There were probably a couple of other good reasons for baking vs. frying, but I don't recall them.

In re: microwaving the ice cream, there was something I read a while ago that said NOT to do that. But I do agree that sometimes that's the only way to scoop out that frozen block. I tend to set it out on the counter for a little while to soften. Wish I could remember why microwaving was not recommended, though.

I found a site at http://www.realsimple.com that explains why you shouldn't microwave ice cream but skipped over that part. Got to the bottom of the page and saw this which grabbed my attention.

Soften Ice Cream

Remove top and liner (if any) of carton. Microwave on high (power level 10) in 10-second intervals, checking in between, until ice cream reaches desired consistency.

(quote) Connie-17641 said: I found a site at www.realsimple.com that explains why you shouldn't microwave ice cream but skipped over that part. Got to the bottom of the page and saw this which grabbed my attention.